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Originally Posted by Crazy Flamer
So a few days ago I got the "Vista Home Security" Virus. a quick google search and I found out its a fake security screening that produces fake results as it scans your computer. It wouldn't let me open any anti-virus software or start up msconfig.
I forget how, but I somehow got Ad-Aware open and it got rid of the virus. But now I can't seem to open up any files.
I tried opening up Full Tilt Poker and I get a window saying :Choose a program you want to open this file with." I get that for a lot of my applications, including firefox. The only way I am able to open up my browser is because I have a link to some Live PC Help and that opens up firefox for me.
Any clues as to what I should do?
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My neighbor got this a few weeks back - it was an absolute pain in the but to get rid of. This is what I did.
The trick i found to run any exe's was to get a cmd prompt. I did this by going start - run - typing CMD and hitting enter. it asked how to open it and I selected explorer.exe (in windows\system32). At that point I was able to install Malwarebytes (which I had on a USB Key). As long as you know some DOS that shouldnt be an issue. I installed and updated the Malware bytes and then booted into Safe Mode. Once in safe mode I had to once again open the command prompt and then run the malwarebytes EXE (the one in program files). I did a full scan and deleted what it found. My neighbor hasnt egged my house since so I assume it worked.
Good luck, it's an absolute pig.